Dante's Inferno: Sins and Punishments
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The Indecisive - CORRECT ANSWER - they are to chase a banner while being stung by
wasps, bees, flies, gadflies, etc. for eternity as their dripping blood and tears feeds the worms on
the ground
Virtuous Pagans - CORRECT ANSWER - stays in Limbo for eternity, sighing in
hopelessness
The Lustful - CORRECT ANSWER - These souls are blown back and forth by the terrible
winds of a violent storm, without rest. Symbolizes the power of lust to blow one about needlessly
and aimlessly.
The Gluttons - CORRECT ANSWER - Covered in filthy muck, pelted by snow and hail-
lay there.
The Avaricious and the Prodigal - CORRECT ANSWER - they must roll heavy boulders
into each other for eternity (opposites in life and in death; they abused material goods.)
The Wrathful - CORRECT ANSWER - fights other sinners violently in the muddy waters
of Styx
The Sullen - CORRECT ANSWER - Sullen, lie under the surface of the river Styx (just as
their silent anger lay hidden during their lives.)
The Heretics - CORRECT ANSWER - imprisoned in fiery tombs
Heretics chose their own opinions instead of following the teachings of the Church.
(believe that everything dies with the body, so they get to spend eternity with their bodies in
burning graves.)
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The Indecisive - CORRECT ANSWER - they are to chase a banner while being stung by
wasps, bees, flies, gadflies, etc. for eternity as their dripping blood and tears feeds the worms on
the ground
Virtuous Pagans - CORRECT ANSWER - stays in Limbo for eternity, sighing in
hopelessness
The Lustful - CORRECT ANSWER - These souls are blown back and forth by the terrible
winds of a violent storm, without rest. Symbolizes the power of lust to blow one about needlessly
and aimlessly.
The Gluttons - CORRECT ANSWER - Covered in filthy muck, pelted by snow and hail-
lay there.
The Avaricious and the Prodigal - CORRECT ANSWER - they must roll heavy boulders
into each other for eternity (opposites in life and in death; they abused material goods.)
The Wrathful - CORRECT ANSWER - fights other sinners violently in the muddy waters
of Styx
The Sullen - CORRECT ANSWER - Sullen, lie under the surface of the river Styx (just as
their silent anger lay hidden during their lives.)
The Heretics - CORRECT ANSWER - imprisoned in fiery tombs
Heretics chose their own opinions instead of following the teachings of the Church.
(believe that everything dies with the body, so they get to spend eternity with their bodies in
burning graves.)
